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Making sure we have Maddie in good hands, we head back to the castle.
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Leon, Victor and the Duke get on their horses. ...... and for some reason I am riding Master Duke's horse and not Rai's.
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I did not want to, but the Duke forced me to ride him. I had no time to say no and found myself on the same horse with him.
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......It is rare for Master Duke to be so possessive.
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I wonder if Durkis was confident that I wouldn't be taken by another man. Well, I've always been a hater.
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Leon doesn't seem to mind us in particular, but Victor has been staring at us for a while now.
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Maybe he's trying to tell us not to make out in a place like this. Or is it hostility towards the sudden appearance of Master Duke?
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I had been keeping a little distance from Duke-sama to keep my heart beating steady, when suddenly he put his arm around my stomach and pulled me backwards.
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"Stay close to me!"
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Those sweet words almost melted my brain.
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My heart beats louder. Master Duke can't not hear me. I try desperately to calm my heart.
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It's been so long since I've seen him that I've lost my immunity to the Duke.
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......Oh, calm, my heart.
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"I don't think the kid's going to get hurt if you drop him."
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Victor speaks out wildly with a twisted expression on his face.
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I glare at him and try to answer him, but Duke speaks up first.
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"I just don't want the woman I love to get a scratch on her."
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"...... I hope you're not leaning for that woman."
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"I don't think Alicia would let me do that even if I wanted to."
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What the hell are you looking at him like that for?
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From my place, I can't exactly see the expression on Master Duke's face.
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Victor mutters, "This is not funny," and looks away from us.
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I'm sure Victor would be arguing a lot more if he were his usual self. ....... I wonder if he used up all his energy fighting that huge boar.
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I think of the boar and let out an involuntary "ah".
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"What's wrong?"
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"What's wrong?"
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Master Duke and Leon respond to my mutterings.
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"That boar could have been eaten, couldn't it?"
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"Is the Lord really a nobleman?"
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Leon laughs gently at my serious expression.
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Ah, this is the reaction of a popular guy. I fear for his future.
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"Shall we go back for it?"
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I shook my head as hard as I could at Master Duke's words. If I nodded my head, the Duke would easily fetch the boar.
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I wanted to try it, but I didn't want to go all the way back to that cliff. I don't have much strength or magic left.
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...... but I'm sure that boar would have been the most delicious and lean meat.
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After riding the horse for a while, I was struck by a tremendous sleepiness. I couldn't keep my eyes open. My eyelids are slowly falling.
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Was it because I used too much magic power all at once? Perhaps the repercussions are now starting to hit.
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Before I knew it, I was asleep, leaning against Duke's body.
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